HIS 147 - History of Arizona

1. Discuss the historical context and cultural heritage of the state and the general geographic area of the southwest.
2. Discuss the Spanish/Colonial conquest and subsequent United States conquest of the territory of Arizona.
3. Explore the political, economic, and ethnic issues of the territorial period.
4. Describe the process of attaining Statehood and Arizona’s role in the United States.

1. Pre-Columbian Period
   1. The geographical setting
   2. The ancient peoples
      1. Anasazi
      2. Mogollon-Mimbres
      3. Sinagua
      4. Hohokam
   3. Native tribes at the time of the Spanish Entrada
   4. The Spanish Century
      1. Early explorations
      2. The mission system
2. Arizona in Transition/the Spanish Era
   1. Changes in Spanish control
   2. Independence
   3. The Mexican interlude
      1. The new state of the west
      2. The war with Mexico
      3. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and its effect
3. The Territorial Period
   1. The 1850s
      1. Mining
      2. Transportation
      3. The Gadsden Purchase
      4. Politics
   2. The Civil War
      1. Military aspects
      2. Arizona becomes a territory
   3. Indian Wars
      1. The Navajo
      2. The Apaches
         1. Cochise
         2. Geronimo
   4. Economics
      1. Mining
      2. Railroads
   5. Politics
      1. Territorial carpetbaggers
      2. The movement to statehood
4. Statehood and Beyond
   1. Early leaders–the reign of G.W.P. Hunt
   2. The fight for water
   3. World War II
   4. The Modern Age